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Global Glimpses

“Global Glimpses” follows compliance, risk, and corporate governance news both in Europe and around the world. It covers developments at the International Accounting Standards Board, as well as global regulation, anti-bribery, and corruption enforcement, along with other compliance developments abroad. Global Glimpses is written by contributor Paul Hodgson. Hodgson welcomes questions, comments, and statements from readers on global issues and will address them here when appropriate. Readers can contact him at paul.hodgson@complianceweek.com.

Trending online are the #Compliance and #Corpgov hashtags that compliance officers and governance practitioners around the world often turn to for emerging trends and latest news. Whether it’s sharing ideas about the ever-changing regulatory landscape or covering industry-related events, both hashtags are known to provide real-time information. This week our Digital Content Editor Aarti Maharaj takes a quick look at some top tweets.

Deutsche Bank Chief Executive John Cryan said earlier this week that bonuses don’t necessarily make bankers work harder; instead some employees feel that they are entitled to an outsized incentive despite bad performance. Cryan’s message come weeks after a warning was issued at Deutsche Bank about rewarding staff with new-year bonuses in light of fines the bank incurred for misconduct. Details inside.

Paul Hodgsonexplores the Institute of Directors reissuance of its governance guidance for private companies, with updated references to the OECD governance principles and the Bribery Act. Oliver Parry, IoD’s Head of Corporate Governance, warns: “You can ignore it, but we are telling most private businesses that they need to follow it.

Paul Hodgson provides a look at the Autorité des marchés financiers’ annual report on corporate governance and executive remuneration, which offers an in-depth analysis of compliance with the French governance code, AFEP-MEDEF.

The corporate governance expectations across Asia are both more widely varied, and in harmony with each other, than one might expect. But there is still a great deal of information to track. Paul Hodgsongets into the details.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) issued its long-awaited corporate governance standards for private companies, providing a framework to help the companies meet legal requirements and improve and disclose their governance.